There are 25 statements below. Give yourself the following points for each statement:

0 – Do not agree
1 – Agree or somewhat agree
2 – Do not understand or unsure

Be very honest and rate each statement truthfully. Do not skip a statement. As a project manager, you:

Write a project charter using a word processor

Manually transform scope into requirements

Manage project risks using a spreadsheet

Primarily use dashboards to share weekly status

Use sticky notes (Post-it®) to create a WBS

Share project documentation on network drives

Your team cannot access issue logs anywhere

Perform brainstorming sessions using a whiteboard

Use e-mail then phone to quickly get answers

Do not use three-point estimating all the time

Have not used a wiki for knowledge management

Do not have a LinkedIn or Twitter account

Have not used Skype on a conference call

Have not recorded a conference call

Believe in triple-constraints (scope, time and cost)

Have not heard of the PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition

Think that PRINCE2 is a new music album

Know that CBAP® (“c-bop”) is the latest PRINCE2® dance move

Do not know the latest versions of PMI standards

Have not heard of CAPM®

Have not heard of PMP®

Have not heard of PgMP®

Have not heard of PMI-RMP℠

Have not heard of PMI-SP®

Cannot be away from the office for more than one week

If you scored 20+, you are a Certified Dinosaur Project Manager (CDPM)! If you scored 15-19 points, it will not be long before you earn the CDPM designation. If you scored 10-14 points, you need to upgrade your skills. If you scored lower than 10 points, good for you!

Manage project risks using a spreadsheet—use Palisade @Risk or some other software

Primarily use dashboards to share weekly status— In Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, there is a feature called “My Site” and the discussion board can be used as a Wall (similar to Facebook). A special thank you to my Filipino friend, former colleague and SharePoint expert Dux. You can use MBWA too (Management by Wandering Around).

Use sticky notes (Post-it®) to create a WBS—use WBS Chart Pro from Critical Tools. Mindjet’s MindManager will work also but I prefer the bidirectional feature of WBS Chart Pro.

Share project documentation on network drives—we use SharePoint but you can use Google Docs too